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squawk

UK/skwɔːk/ US/skwoːk/ uncommon dated informal slang us
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.
2.

complain

  • “What was he hollering about?”
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noun

1.

the noise of squawking

  • “the squawk of car horns”
2.

informal terms for objecting

  • “I have a gripe about the service here”
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Origin

First attested in 1821. Unknown, but probably of imitative origin (compare dialectal Italian squacco (“small-crested heron”) and English quack).

Phrases

  • squawk book
  • squawk box
  • squawk duck
  • squawk sheet

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